One in three Brits are scared of getting into a new sport due to embarrassment

One in three Brits are scared of getting into a new sport – as they don’t want to embarrass themselves.

A poll of 2,000 adults found scuba diving, surfing and mountain biking are the extreme sports they most want to try but don’t think they’ll ever get to do it.

The research was commissioned by cyclewear brand Endura, which has launched the ‘Don’t Crash Course’ where adult beginners were taught how to mountain bike by skilled five-year-old Bo Barnes and his pro mountain biker dad, Joe.

The grown-up participants, aged 31-59, followed the confident youth through an exhilarating biking trail in the scenic Bedgebury Forest in Kent, proving that age is no barrier to trying something new.

Dr Abdi Mohamed, NHS senior psychologist, who has teamed with the cycling brand, said: “The reason trying something new can be so daunting is often rooted in social anxieties – worries about not fitting in, lacking the right gear, or feeling too old or inexperienced.”